Firehouse Promotions - Fire Department Magent Scam Target Realtors Insurance Mortgage businesses contract 600 dollars Moline Illinois

Number one we do infact have a signed contract with the Henderson Fire Department in Henderson, NV. It was signed by their Public Education Officer Kathryn Hooper. The second issue of the report involving the fact that her last name starts with W so she was not the first person contact. We tell our sales people to start at the end of the alphabet occasionally because they are not called as much. As when you start from a you are more than likely going to find an advertiser prior to L. We DO NOT SCAM PEOPLE. Every ad that is sold by our company is produced and provided to the fire department and the advertisers as that is our obligation. I personally over see all of the production and also personally print and attach the labels to the packages. I am also a mother and am trying my best to run a repspectable company. Which with websites such as this which are free and also do not do any checking on any claim that is posted is rather exausting. This person did not purchase anything and no harm was done to her but her assumptions are surely not real good for me. I hope she teaches her children not to jump to conclusions as she does that sure won't make for a great childhood. Also any potential client that requests to see a signed contract from the fire department is within minutes provided with that information.

Sarah
Administration
Firehouse Promotions, Inc

My wife is a new realtor in the Columbus, OH area and received a phone call from this company today. A woman who said "they wanted an attractive young woman" like my wife to be in the ad section of their Emergency magnets.

Now, I am an advocate for such services and have many friends and some some relatives who are Fire Fighters, so I would be willing to support such a cause. I told my wife that depending on the cost, it seems like something that would be a good idea to be a part of. And I'm glad I found this information online.

What concerned me first was that the company was based in Illinois. Not to say that marketing isn't done outside of Ohio, but it brought up some flags to see who the company might be. After a quick Google search, I was at their meager company website. I say meager because it has very little information about the cost of advertising and for a company based in western Illinois and looking to advertise in Columbus, OH, it would seem that one might have more samples or literature available for review by potential clients.

Of course, the rip-off report that also showed up in the report was alarming. There is another report that the company claimed was filed by a disgruntled ex-employee seemed legit, but this report had all the familiar symptoms of what my wife experienced.

I called the Columbus Division of Fire's Community Relations office (614-645-7377) and the person I spoke with hadn't heard of the company and then went to check with one of the lieutenants to see if they knew of the company. She came back to tell me that the lieutenant had heard of the company but that they had no affiliations or contracts with Columbus Division of Fire.

My wife and I will not be doing business with this company and recommend that no one else in the Columbus area do either.

Thanks Denise and thanks to Rip-off Report for saving us the hassle!
-VS